Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), called the Gyanvapi Masjid ruling a "blatant violation" of the Places of Worship Act 1991 on Thursday.
"No individual shall convert any place of worship of any religious denomination or any section thereof into a place of worship of another religious denomination or any sector thereof," according to the Act.